Bush-regeringen har bevidst forsøgt at undertrykke videnskabelige konklusioner om faren for menneskeskabte klimaforandringer. Det fremgår af dokumenter, der blev frigivet den 19. marts 2007, skriver The Guardian.
Documents released yesterday show that in 2003 Mr Cooney and other senior appointed officials imposed at least 181 changes to a strategic plan on climate change to play down the scientific consensus on global warming. They made another 113 alterations to minimise the human role in climate change, and inserted possible benefits of climate change. ...
Under heated questioning, Mr Cooney admitted yesterday that the changes were all intended to cast doubt over the impact of global warming. He denied they were directly coordinated with the White House but said he had regular conversations with a senior White House aide. "We got notes from them," Mr Cooney said.
Control from the White House became the norm, Dr Hansen told the committee yesterday. "Scientific press releases were going to the White House for editing," he said. "It's very unfortunate that we developed this politicisation of science.
Disse afsløringer er kommet frem, efter at det demokratiske flertal i kongressen iværksatte en undersøgelse, der skulle afdække Bush-regeringens politisering af forskning.
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